Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Bluntnose Lizardfish
Trachinocephalus trachinus
Bluntnose Lizardfish
Also known as: Painted Grinner
Category: Lizardfishes
Scientific Name: Trachinocephalus trachinus
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Aulopiformes (Order)
     └Synodontidae (Family) Lizardfishes
      └Trachinocephalus (Genus)
       └T. trachinus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 308682🔗
iNaturalist ID: 544283🔗

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